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HARNESS SNAP No. 600,441. Patented Mar. 8, 1898.

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BERNARD MOCANN, OF \VAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- IIALF TO EUGENE SCI'IULER AND GUSTAV SCI-IULER, OF SAME PLACE.

HARNESS-SNAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,441, dated March 8, 1898.

T (tZZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD MCCANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vahpeton, in the county of Richland and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Snaps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art !O to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

I 5 This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in snap-hooks and it has for its object the production of a simple and efficient device of this character which will be made of one piece of spring-wire in such manner that the same will be strong and durable and easy of operatiomand the trouble and annoyance caused by the rusting or corroding of the snaps as heretofore con structed are entirely overcome.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of my improved snap-hook. Fig.

2 is a rear View thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view.

Fig. 4 is a View illustrating a slight modification.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates my improved snap-hook as an entirety,

3 5 the same being formed of one continuous piece of wire a. One end of wire a is bent or curved at a to form the snap, said wire being again bent or looped at a to form the loop through which the supporting-strap S-is designed to be passed. After the formation of loop a the wire is then bent or curved to form one side I) of the hook B, said wire being bent back upon itself at b to form the other side 22 of said hook. After the formation of side 13 the wire is passed back of snap a and is then bent to form a second loop I) concentric with loop a the free end of said wire being finally bent around the two side wires 7) b and snap a, as shown at C, whereby said side wires are firmly united together and a bearing is formed for said snap, the free end of which rests in a groove b" of hook B.

Application filed N v m er 4, 1896. Serial No. 611,042. (No model.)

lVhen the snap is made of very heavy wire, as would be the case where the same is made to perform heavy work, the efiiciency thereof can be greatly increased by flattening the snap a, as shown at D, Fig. 4.

The advantages of my invention are apparent from what has been said. It will be specially observed that by making the hook all of one piece of wire a simple and strong hook is obtained, the snap of which will be extremely durable and at the same time capable of ready and easy operation. It will be also observed that the annoyance caused by the rustingof snaps at their pivotal point of connection as heretofore constructed is entirely obviated and that my improved snaphook is not only simple and inexpensive, but extremely durable.

I claim as my invention- 1. A snap-hook comprising a single length of spring-wire bent upon itself at an intermediate point to present parallel members which are further bent to form the bill of the hook, said parallel members being then bent in opposite directions from the shank to form the loop of the hook and the terminal portion of one member brought to the shank against itself and bent at right angles to form the tongue of the hook, while the other terminal is carried around the shank an d bent thereon to form a binding-coil, as herein shown and described.

2. A snap-hook made up of a single length of spring-wire flattened at both ends and provided at an intermediate portion with a groove on one side, said wire being bent upon itself at the groove, as shown, to present parallel 0 members and further bent to form the bill of the hook, said parallel members being then bent in opposite directions from the shank to form the loop of the hook, and the fiattened terminal portion of one member brought to the shank and bent abruptly on a line therewith to form the tongue, while the terminal of the other member is bent directly around the shank adjoining the loop, as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERNARD MCCANN.

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Witnesses FRANK FORMAN, GUSTAV SoHULnR. 

